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Cheshire Nurse Who Illegally Distributed Controlled Substances is Sentenced

… Services, Office of the Inspector General, with assistance from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Drug …
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West Haven Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics

… The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes 642,410 Pounds of Unwanted Medications

… of more than 10,500 tons – of unnecessary medications from homes to help prevent prescription drug misuse and …
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Homeland Security Task Force Operation Concludes with 19th Defendant Pleading Guilty

… have visited on our communities. Liberating neighborhoods from the scourge of violent crime is not only a national …
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West Hartford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Ortiz and other members of the conspiracy. …
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Theodore Bland of Stowe, Vermont Pleads Guilty to Murdering Two Men Related to Drug Trafficking

… will be determined by the District Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
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Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force Hosts Cryptocurrency Panel

… actors accountable.” Participants included representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
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Eight Drug Traffickers Arrested in Northwest Arkansas Sentenced to Combined 100 Years in Federal Prison

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Arrests/Convictions …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… every person to never consume any pill that is not sourced from a licensed pharmacy.  These illicit counterfeit pills …
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33 Latin King Members and associates convicted and sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for racketeering offenses

… Uvalde Chapters of the Latin King’s Central Region of Texas from 45 to 288 months in federal prison for their roles in …
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Laredo grand jury charges multiple people with drug, ammo and immigration crimes

… apprehended him and recovered 480 pounds of marijuana from that truck worth more than $380,000. The grand jury …
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Sixteen-Time Waterloo Felon Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

… in federal prison. Bridgette Marie Washington, age 47, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a …
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Four Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Distributing Methamphetamine in Idaho

… Leticia Cuevas, 39, of Nyssa, Oregon obtained payment from Newman for the drugs. Selena N. Medrano, 30, of …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Ortiz and other members of the conspiracy. …
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Dominican Drug Trafficking Organization Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Narcotics on the Seacoast

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Seven indicted in drug packaging mill operation: man charged with assaulting officers by throwing toxic fentanyl

… apartment at 304 Willis Avenue, which is across the street from a public elementary school. The defendants are …
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Join the Fight to Save Lives

February 25, 2025
… exhibit, which contains more than 1,000 photos sent to DEA from families of those lost to fentanyl.   After learning …
February 25, 2025
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DEA Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Disrupt Major Transnational Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico

… in our community.  During these efforts, investigators from all levels uncovered a transnational criminal …
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EDNC Prosecuted 281 Illegal Firearms Offenders and Forfeited 249 Illegal Firearms in 2023

… that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and …
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Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Violent Crime, Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses, And Gang Activity In Broward County

… are, in large part, the result of initiatives which stem from the Violence Reduction Partnership, launched by the …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 21 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

… and John Paul Flores, on federal drug charges stemming from a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking investigation …
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

… hydromorphone and hydrocodone-directly from a drug manufacturer. Ritchea then distributed the pills …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Role in Southwestern Connecticut Drug Ring

… Departments.  The DEA HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
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Manchester Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Offenses

… controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Ortiz and other members of the conspiracy. During the …
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DEA Caribbean Division Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Dominican Republic in High-Level Counternarcotics Meeting

… region. The meeting brought together senior leadership from the DEA and the Dominican Republic’s "Dirección …
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Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

… for between three and ten years following their release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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H Block Gang Associate Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

… four firearms were seized during the subsequent arrests. From 2022 through 2023, Linnehan, a long-time H Block gang …
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“Operation Spring Cleaning”

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The charges …
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H Block Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… four firearms were seized during the subsequent arrests. From 2022 through 2023, Linnehan, a long-time H Block gang …
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One Pill Can Kill

February 04, 2026
One Pill Can Kill * 2 mg of fentanyl equates to a potentially deadly dose DEA Fentanyl Seizures in 2026 In 2025, DEA seized more than 47 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. The 2025 seizures are equivalent …
February 04, 2026